Rain in Kissimmee, snow in the north

See, we don't always have great weather down here in Florida. Sometimes it's raining...and 70 degrees.

Rain delay pushed back the start here at the Astros home of Osceola County Stadium to 2:05, but the tarp is off the field, the sun is partly out, and it looks like we'll be getting underway.

Some pre-game news:
--Chien-Ming Wang's next start falls on the off day, so Torre said he'll pitch a minor league game the next day. With another off day before the regular season he'd be on schedule for the Opening Day start, but Torre said he hasn't tabbed the starter yet.
--Roger Clemens is purportedly on the premises, throwing batting practice for his kids.
--Torre called Bronson Sardinha "the most pleasant surprise" of the spring so far. (Personally I think it'll be if Pavano emerges from camp unscathed...)

In other news, the stretch of east 192 that goes from I-4 to the stadium here has got to be the most depressing drive ever. It's all strip malls and every possible chain restaurant you could imagine and every kind of cheap motel. Lots of boarded up old stores and shady pawn shops and bizarre rundown tourist traps. Apparently this area used to be a lot nicer, but now it's just suburban blightdom.

However, my driver (MLB.com's Bryan Hoch) and I are planning to hit up the premium outlet malls on the way back. Goodbye, paycheck.

Um, so yeah, baseball...right...back with updates once we get going here.